Welcome to Walsenburg ...

The city of Walsenburg is located in Huerfano County<1> and is the County Seat for Huerfano County.

The location of Walsenburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walsenburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

The city was incorporated June 16, 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walsenburg has a population of 3,013 people<3> (see below for details).

Walsenburg is 6,170 feet [1,881 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Walsenburg is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Walsenburg lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Walsenburg: (719)

The ZIP code for Walsenburg: 81089<5>

Websites for Walsenburg ...

Official Website: www.cityofwalsenburg.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walsenburg had an population of 3,013 people. This is a decrease of 1.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walsenburg had a population of 3,068 people (which is 45.72% of the total population of Huerfano County). This makes Walsenburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Walsenburg represents 0.06% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 92nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,068 people, the population of Walsenburg decreased 26.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,182 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Walsenburg.

Communities near Walsenburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walsenburg.

• La Veta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta
  • La Veta is located in Huerfano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Veta <6>
• Aguilar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilar
  • Aguilar is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguilar <6>
• Cuchara Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuchara Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
  • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
• Calumet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Calumet is located in Huerfano County
• Tioga
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
• Alamo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
• Lascar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lascar
  • Lascar is located in Huerfano County
• Apache City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apache City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
  • Apache City is located in Huerfano County
• Gulnare
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
  • Gulnare is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulnare <6>
• Colorado City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Walsenburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walsenburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walsenburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walsenburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walsenburg. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Walsenburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walsenburg ...

Looking for more information about Walsenburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Walsenburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walsenburg.

Adding Walsenburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walsenburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walsenburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Walsenburg post office opened in 1892.

We also found Walsenburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walsenburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Walsenburg: www.cityofwalsenburg.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/